The following report is published in the Diss Express on Friday 30 April 1965:
Mr E.E. JERMY
(Kenninghall) The funeral of Mr Ernest Edward Jermy, whose death occurred at the home of his daughter in Quidenham Road, Kenninghall, on Wednesday, April 14, took place at St Mary’s Church, Kenninghall, the Rev. H. Bridges officiating.
Aged 91, Mr Jermy and his wife had made their home with their daughter, Mrs F Kenton, at Kenninghall for the past four years. Before that they lived at Great Ellingham for 25 years.
The family mourners were: The widow; Mrs F Kenton, daughter; Mr and Mrs D Kenton and Mr and Mrs Fulcher, grandchildren; Mr and Mrs Ross; Mr F Perry and Mr and Mrs W Perry, nephews and nieces.
The former Prince of Wales Inn along the Attleborough to Watton Road
March 2026. Courtesy Alison Crowter
I believe the Jermy’s home in Great Ellingham to be the former Prince of Wales Public House. This dwelling stands along the road from the village to Rocklands. The building ceased to be a public house in 1917.
Norfolk Born
Ernest Jermy was a Norfolk man having been born in the village of Cranworth. However, his wife Florence Susan nèe Lowdell, was born in Lancashire. The couple married in the Poplar District of London in 1904. They had one known daughter.
According to the information contained in the funeral report, Ernest Jermy and his wife came to Great Ellingham around 1936.
1939 Register
Indeed the 1939 England & Wales Register lists Ernest E Jermy (birth date 10 July 1873) with his wife Florence S Jermy (birth date 27 March 1879) in Watton Road, Great Ellingham. With the couple is 25 year old Norfolk Police Constable Herbert J. Green. Ernest Jermy is working as a gardener.
1942 Invasion Committee Records
The couple’s household is listed in the 1942 Great Ellingham Invasion Committee records. Herbert Green has vacated and the Jermys have other individuals staying with them.
However, I do not know whether these additional individuals were family members or lodgers.
| Name | Age | War Effort Duties |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Jermy | 69 | General (Food) & Messenger |
| Mrs Jermy | 63 | General |
| Mr Slaven | 30 | General |
| Mr Atwood | 66 | General |
| Miss Ashley | 40 | General |
| Mrs Ashley | [invalid] |
Ernest and Florence Jermy continued to live at the former Prince of Wales Public House until they moved to Kenninghall to live with their daughter c.1961.
Sources:
1939 England & Wales Register. The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6590H. Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Draper, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.
1921 census RG 15/9791, ED 7, Sch 129; Book: 09791
1942 Great Ellingham Invasion Committee Records. Sue Fay
GRO Index. Viewed via FreeBMD website
30 April 1965. Diss Express. Viewed via The British Newspaper Archive